Building-frame anchorage and weatherproofing.



G. J. APPLBTGN.

BUILDING FRAME ANCHORAGE AND WBATHBRPROOFING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1o. 1909.

931,714. Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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BUILDING-FRAME ANCHORAGE AND WEATHERPROOFING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Aug. 21, 1909.

Application filed March 10, 1909. Serial No. 482,502.

To all whom it may concern:-

Beit known that I. CHARLES J. APPLnroN, a citizen of the United delphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvenumts in Building-Frame Anchorage and Weather proofing, of which the followingr is a specilication.

My invention relates to an anchorage and Weatherprooting device for window, door, or other frames used in buildings.

My invention resides in the combination with such a frame of a corrugated looped metal plate built in or secured to the fram ing, and projecting around the periphery of the framing, together with a channel or grooving on the inner face of the surrounding wall, the channel or grooving registering with the corrugated plate and receiving the same, and mortar, cement, or other suitable material solidly n'llcd around the corrugated plate and iilling the channel or groove in the Wall.

For an illustration of a forni my invention may take, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

igure 1 is a cross sectional view through the framing, corrugated platc and wall at the top of a window or other frame. Fig. 2 is a similar section, being a horizontal section, through a window frame and adjoining wall.

In the drawing, 1 represents the core timber in the head of a window frame, to which are secured the face casings, such asl2. The window sash is shown in section at 3 and the window glass or pane at 4.

To the face casing 2 is secured the member 5, and between the members ,2 and 5 is secured the end 6 of a metallic plate or strip which extends outwardly substantially at right angles to the outer face of the casing and is corrugated as shown at ,7. It is then bent back upon itself and similarly corrugated as shown at 8 and then bent at right angles as shown at 9 and secured to the external faceof the frame. The Wall 10 of stone, brick, or other material has formed v States, residing in thel city of Philadelphia, county ol Iliilatherein the groove or channel 11 into which thecorrugatedstripextends. .\lortar,cement, or other suitable material 12 is then solidly 'filled in the groove or channel 1| completely l surrounding the metallic strip, thus lirmly gripping the corrugated strip and anchoring it and the attached frame firmly to the building, and at the same time making a weather proof connection, whereby wind, rain, dust, etc., can not pass from the exterior te the interior of a building between the window frame and wall.

While I have shown the corrugated strip secured at the joint between the members 2 and 5, it is to be understood that it can be secured at other joints, as, for example, between the member 5 and the member 13, or at the joint 14, or at the joint 15.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a frame, of a corrugated sheet metal member secured at one edge between parts of said frame and other edge to an exterior surface of said frame, a wall, a channel or groove therein registering with said corrugated sheet metal member, and material lilled in said channel or groove to securely bind said sheet metal member.

2. The combination with a frame, of a corrugated sheet metal member secured at one'edge to said frame and looped back on itself and secured at its other edge to said frame, the corrugations in the dillercnt lportions of the loop substantially coinciding with each other, a wall, a channel or groove therein registering with said sheet metal member and ada ted to receive the same, and material iilled in said channel or groove and binding said sheet metal member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto ahxed my signature in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES J. APPLETON. Witnesses:

ELEANOR T. l\leCALr4 A. E. STEINBOGK.

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